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Risk modelling company AIR Worldwide Corporation is sponsoring research into the detailed structure of hurricane winds over land.
Researchers at Texas Tech University have been studying the variability of wind speeds over land using mobile observatio...
DATE: Jul 14, 2006
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US Consul General and former Silicon Valley entrepreneur Gregory Slayton is betting that the solution to America?s and Bermuda?s educational problems rests in the incorporation of the best elements of the free market into the educational system.
In a...
DATE: Jul 14, 2006
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Bermudianhas been appointed Senior Event/Account Associate at Total Marketing & Communications Limited.
As an event management specialist, Ms Kromer will be managing such events as the Bermuda Gourmet Getaway (formerly the Bermuda Culinary Arts Festi...
DATE: Jul 14, 2006
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Class of 2001 start-up Allied World Assurance Holdings Ltd. opened 75 cents above its IPO price of $34 per share in its stock market debut yesterday. Some 3.6 million shares traded hands in the first day of trading with the stock reaching a high of $...
DATE: Jul 13, 2006
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The Bermuda-based holding company for XL Capital Ltd.?s financial guaranty insurance business plans to offer 22.45 million shares priced between $21-$23 each in its initial public offering.
Security Capital Assurance Ltd. formed as a Bermuda company ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2006
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index gained 16.30 points yesterday to close at 4,427.02.
On a quiet trading day KeyTech was the only issue to change price as it rose 75 cents to close at $13 as investors traded in 3,020 shares.
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DATE: Jul 13, 2006
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A.M. Best Co. affirmed and subsequently withdrew the financial strength rating and issuer credit ratings of B+ and ?bbb-? of Bermuda-based Western General Insurance Ltd., which went into run-off last November.
Western General Insurance Ltd., was foun...
DATE: Jul 13, 2006
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LONDON (Bloomberg) ? Karsten Bromann won't take a vacation this summer. He'll be tracking hurricanes for his hedge fund.
Bromann, a hedge-fund manager at Zurich-based ISPartners Investment Solutions AG, plans to profit from forecasts of more violent ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2006
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Catlin Group Limited, a Bermuda-based insurer that counts London as the base for its largest operations, continued its expansion plans in the US yesterday with the opening of an underwriting office in New York City.
The opening of the office is part ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2006
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index fell 1.94 points yesterday to close at 4,410.72.
On a quiet trading day Bermuda Commercial Bank was the only issue to change price as it fell 25 cents to close at $8.25 as investors traded in 300 shares....
DATE: Jul 12, 2006
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